Spinster

(Why) Is 'Spinster' A Four-Letter Word?

Eleanore S. Wells | Posted 05.17.2012

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Eleanore S. Wells

Nix old maid... nix bachelorette... I'm going with spinster. It's archaic and has a certain ring to it. I think of Jane Austen and well-dressed, polite, independent women. Spinster is so out, it's in.

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Why I Envy My Divorced Sisters

Eleanore S. Wells | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Divorce Envy, Childless by Choice, Divorced Women, Spinster, Childless, Divorce, Single Woman, Divorce News
Eleanore S. Wells

In our very modern society, a wife is held in high esteem, a divorcee gets credit for trying and people just feel sorry for the always-single woman who's never gotten a man to say "I do."

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'Spinster'? What About 'Peddler'? A Gender Inequality in Terms of Commitment

Adam Foldes | Posted 02.06.2012

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Adam Foldes

I have recently heard "spinster" being exchanged both in levity and in earnest all too casually among acquaintances and friends of mine, predominantly those from the gay community. It is grating.

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Spinsterhood

Ben Finley | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Gay Singles, Male Spinster, Gay New York, Gay Culture, Gay Marriage New York, Gay Voices, Spinster, Queer Comedy, Gay Marriage, Gay Comedy, Spinsterhood, Gay Voices News
Ben Finley

On the day that lesbian and gay New Yorkers could finally legally wed their life partners, a thought occurred to me that I hadn't considered before. At the over ripe age of 35, I was now a spinster.

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Is "Career Woman" the New "Spinster?"

Melanie Notkin | Posted 09.26.2011

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Melanie Notkin

"I know a lot of women like you," said my date, admitting he was trying to figure out why a 'great girl' like me was still single.

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The Chain of Memory

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Age, Guillaume Apollinaire, Memorial Day, John Lydgate, American Civil War, Memory, Spinster, Brooklyn Dodgers, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

"Memories are hunting horns whose sound dies on the wind." -- Guillaume Apollinaire Perhaps one way to liberate the image of chronological age from ...

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Barbie: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride

Wendy Braitman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ruth Handler, A-Single-Woman, Spinster, Barbie, Mattel, Style News
Wendy Braitman

Barbie will turn 50 on March 9. She has never married. Think about that for a minute. The ideal, American pin-up girl is a spinster.

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